Difference between revisions of "Coulthard Walter Laurence Cpl 4454701"
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|Date of birth=Born Durham City 1920/21. | |Date of birth=Born Durham City 1920/21. | ||
|Age=21 at the time of his death. | |Age=21 at the time of his death. | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but almost certainly early 1939. Posted 8th Battalion DLI. Posted 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland. DIED 24/7/1942 in the UK, | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but almost certainly early 1939. Posted 8th Battalion DLI. Posted 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland. DIED 24/7/1942 in the UK, as a result of an accident involving a recreational transport truck. |
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| − | |Company/Battery= | + | |Company/Battery=Company not yet known. |
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander. | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander. | ||
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|Died/Killed in action=24-Jul-42. Buried Grave 831 Durham (St Giles) Churchyard. | |Died/Killed in action=24-Jul-42. Buried Grave 831 Durham (St Giles) Churchyard. | ||
|Home address=Resident of Durham City. Son of Walter Ernest and Ellen Ann Coulthard, Durham. | |Home address=Resident of Durham City. Son of Walter Ernest and Ellen Ann Coulthard, Durham. | ||
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| + | |Image Title=Corporal W L Coulthard. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Revision as of 06:20, 4 April 2024
Personnel Entry
[[Image:|thumb|alt=Corporal W L Coulthard.|Corporal W L Coulthard.]]
Name Coulthard Walter Laurence
Army number 4454701
Rank Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Durham City 1920/21.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but almost certainly early 1939. Posted 8th Battalion DLI. Posted 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland. DIED 24/7/1942 in the UK, as a result of an accident involving a recreational transport truck.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known beyond Corporal.
Wounded Not as far as is known, other than his fatal injuries in the accident.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action 24-Jul-42. Buried Grave 831 Durham (St Giles) Churchyard.
Home address Resident of Durham City. Son of Walter Ernest and Ellen Ann Coulthard, Durham.
Source table 11DLI
